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3 SHEETSWnHEHI' 11 Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

W. Y C. B. UUTUN.

CARD GAME.

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Wi S. & C. B. BOOTDN.

CARD GAME.

APPLGATION FILED APR. 28. 1513` Patented Nov. 17, 1914 W. S. z C. B.BOOTON.

CARD GAME.

Patented NGV. 17, 1914,

SHEET: SHLIITB GenenaZ aum/nuja UNITED STATllwbl PATENT OFFICE.

WI'LLIAM s. noo'roNl AND CLARA B. nooToN, or NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE CARDGAME.

Specification o! Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

Application led April 28. i918. Serial No. 764,044.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, XVILLIAM S. Boo'roN and CLARA B. BooToN, citizensof the United States, residing at Nashville, in the county of Davidsonand State of Tennessee, have invented a new1 and useful Card Game; andwe. do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to the art of gaines and the like, and moreespecially to a new i of the Army, each card of each suit may beappropriately designated according to the rank of the officers of theNavy, as will be hereinafter set forth, provided such alterations, andothers unforeseen at present, fall within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, ashereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings Figure l shows a suit or Vseries of thirteen cards,appropriately designated as the Artillery, each card of such suit isappropriately designated ac- /cordin to the rank of the officers of thevArtil ery; in this suit a portion of the cards is numbered from 1 to 9inelusive, While the remaining cards of the Arm tillery suit are furthercharacterized) by stars, according tothe rank of the higher officers,for instance one star for Brigadier- General, two stars forMajor-General, whileV three stars for Lieutenant-General. whereas fourstars for General. The cards of the Artillery suit are adapted to be.further characterized by a picture of an oflicer, which each cardrepresents, for instance as shown on the card entitled GeneraL Fig.

.dier (lcncral or 2 illustrates a suit or series ofcards having a yellowborder. and entitled The Cavalry, and likewise designated andcharacterized. Fig. 3 illustrates a suit or series of cards alsothirteen in number entitled The Infantry having a blue border, andlikewise ap ropriately designated and characterized. gig. l illustratesa suit or series of cards entitled The Engineer Corps" having a greenborder, each card of which suit is also likewise appropriatelydesignated and characterized. Fig. illustrates a series or suit of fourcards entitled Jokers the cards of which are respectively called ordesignated The .-Kniluilance." The )Vagon Train," The Payinaster.`A` andthe Airshipig each card of the Joker suit having a )icture correspondingto its title. The irship and the Ambulance cards of the Joker suit arerespectively designated with the charactor 5, while the il agon Trainand Paymaster cards are respectively designated with the numeral 1 9.

Referring more especially to the drawings, it will be observed that thegame comprises a deck of fifty-six cards, with which the improved gaineplayed according to the tactics of the Airiny, especially the Army ofthe United States.

The deck divided into four suits, and four Joker cards. The four suitsrepresenting:r the four branches of the service, "The Artillery (red).The Cavalry (yellow). The Infantry (blue) and The Engineer Corps"(green). Each suit consists of thirteen cards, representing a private,two non-commissioned oliicers, and ten officers of the Army; and thefour Joker cards represent the impediments. of the Army. These Jokersare named the lVagon Train The Ambulance, the "Ainship and /thePaymaster. The Artillery (red) ranks highest in` value, the Calvary(yellow) ranks second, the Infantry (blue) ranks third, and the EngineerCorps (green) ranks fourth. Each suit has four star cards, which rank asthe highest cards of the snit. These cards are: ranking downward; TheGeneral or four stars The Lieutenant General". or three stars, TheMajorH General or `"two stars and the Brigarne star. The remaining cardsof each branch of the service are (iii numbered t'roin 1" to 9.indicating their rank from private (number one) to rolonel inuinbernine).

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urhie/u.-Tliis improved interesting instrnetive gaine according to the.tarties ot the Army is played b) tour players, two players on each sideas partners. Partners may he seleeted by cut or chosen as suits theroutes ants.

Tire ei/f.--l".ach ot the four players draws a card trom the deck-theone drawing the lowest card of any branch et the serriee winning thedeal.

'/Yw rufllhe dealer gives one card at a time. startingr at. the playeron the lett. until the entire deck has been exhausted. llarh player getsfourteen eards.

ffm I/'l--The player t0 the left ot' the dealer starts' the bidding.This playei may bid or pass the bid. The bidding begun` atse\`eii--nieaiiilig that the bidder eontrarts to take seven trieks atthe suit indicated in bid. The bid is made on any ot' the tour suits. oron no trumps. Fin li player has a right to bid in order. until thebidding eloses. The bidding eloses when three play ers in successioni'ail to make a higher bid. 'llhi bidder seores tor each trick above sixit successful in the bid.

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No Trumps ,-11 points. .\rtillery (red) ltl poi'its. ('ai'alry (yellowlil points. infantry (blue) S points.

lngineer torps (green) 7 points.

yeight on green bid counts twice the value in the count of seven ongreen. Eight on green counts fourteen points or more-than the highestseven trick bid counts. Highest seven trick bid is no trumps, whichcounts eleven points.

The count-The score is kept for tricks won or lost and the joker scoreis kept separately. Two ot the jokers eounting ten, and two rountingtire as indieated on the cards. "lhu jokers count tor the side Capturingihein. Fifty points in the. trick score or one l undred points in 'thejoker Score Wins an engagement. `\`hould the play 0n one bid, either byreason ot the trick score or joker score giro both sides a sullicientnumber ot points to win an engaginentf-the enga gement goes to thebidders, (the successful bidders). 'lwo out ot' three engagements or twosueeesslre engagements wins a camlllll'fll.

I'effeiff-Should bidder fail to fulfil conv tract, the side torteits inthe count the points represented by the number of tricks bidder failsill bid.

[frio/nalinShould player bid eight no trumps and captures only sixtricks, the side loses eleven points (eleven points being the ralne ot'each no truinp trick) foreach trick short ot the number bid, which inthis instaiice would be twenty-two points7 as side' lai-fied two trieksof making bid.

lIVM gf//mv.-.\ lgeneral high card suit hand is .i no truinp bid as theno trump counts unire than any ot' the derlared suits. If seren on greenshould be bid to start with.' and seren red should then be bid. thethird player rould raise partner bid or hid whatever own hand mightjustil'y with knowledge i'e-.ei\ed by the two `Former bids. llayersnuist follow suit to the4 lend when possible in playing. ll' playercannot follow suit. then, and only then can a joker be played. a trumpplayed. or a card of anfitbii "dit be disi'zii'dfd. rlille Object 0f thegaine being to take as many tricks as pos- -ibl.. and to rapture, thejokers.

72'?. ,ft/,tw /f1 /.-f-5lioiild a plaj'er lead a joker the highest eardof any suit played en it wins the trick unless truinped. At no trumpsthe highest rankingr eard regardless elt suit wiesv the triek when thejoker lead is made.

.l'ofwafvdl'hile the probability of the play arising in an ordinary gameis reine-te, in the event all four jokers happen to be played 0n onetrick. the wagon train wins.

The joker seore and trick score must be keptV entirely separate. andafter either Side wins an engagement. former score is caneeled and a newengagement starts.

in mash-acting the eards and playing the gaine according to the tacticsand arrangement of the Navy, the suits respectively entitled ArlilleryCavalry and the Infantry and the Engineer Corps" may be. entitcdrespectively Dreadnaught Squadron (r0d) Battleship Squadron "ello\\'Cruiser Squadron i (blue)` and "'i`orpedo Bout ,I "lotilla (green). Thecards of cach Squadron snit are. respeetirely characterized and providedwith .anv indiciaT Admiral,

.Vice-:Mln'iirah lirnr Admiral, Commodore.'

Cornnmnder. Lirutrnmit onnnamler. Lieutenant, l".n:-iig fn, '(adet,iloatswain, (hunner. Marine and Seaman. ln addition to thtse squadronsuits a suit of four cards respectively entitledT The Collier. The liospital Ship. "The epair Ship andthe Dispatch uml i are inrlnflerh thereby[linking :rdeek of fifty-Six rardx.

The inrention haring hren #et fortln what is Claimed :la new andlint-.fnl Y A' game apparatus ('mnpriaingr :.1 pack of fiftysix Cardsdivided into four `wits of thirteen cards each r-.onsetl'itirelyinert-:is-

ing in values, a nd :i joker sniixof four rai-d c'onsecl'tiw-lyinereaxing in value` eaf'h snit representing a different. rankingrbranch of the nlllit-ary-sf-,rviee of a single eoilntry, \'i'/.:

Artillery, Cavalry 4 Infantry and the .Engineer Corps nine cards o eachof the suits of thirteen -cardf being provided with indicia from 1 to 9inclusive, the remaining Cards of eaclrsnit of thirteen beinggappropriately characterized, viz: Brigadier General t one star, MajorGeneral, tw stan. Lieutenant General three stars, Gem-ral fou rstars;-said cards of the joker snit being appropriately characterized,viz: .;\inl'fnlamze, Wagon Train Pa ter", and Airship, adapted to beCaplured during the course of the game; the

"' Wagon Train i card acting as the winning card on a trirk provided allthe jokerS are played on one trick..

ln testimony whereof we have signed our naines to this pceifcation inthe presence f two subscribing witnesqes. Y

Witnesses T. J. SM 1TH,

(lima. RIULEY NICHoL.

